Parachute trap



Feb. 9, 1932. s R PE RSON 1,844,594

PARACHUTE TRAP Filed Jan. 28, 1950 IN V EN TOR. /GU/TD P5775750 A TTORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 9, 1932 Application filed January 28, 1930. Serial 1T0. 424,018.

particularly to a toy parachute attachment therefor.

It has heretobefore been contemplated of v sending up parachutes on the kite string and releasing the parachute therefrom after the same has traveled a predetermined distance from the ground. These "devices, of whichl have knowledge, are not positive in operation and more or less expensive to manufacture when considering that the device is mainlv used by children of an early age. Further t ese devices can not be readily applied to or removed from the kite string thus limiting 5 the use of these devices to a large extent.

It is therefore one of the primary objects of my invention to provide a novel device for carrying a parachute up a kite string to a kite and automatically releasing the parav chute, which is of exceptionally simple and durable character and which can be manufactured and placed upon the market at an exceedingly low cost. I

provision of novel means for forming the carrier for the parachute whereby the same ,can be quickly hooked on or removed from the kite string and which will readily travel up the kite string under the action of the wind on the parachute.

A further object of my invention is to provide an attachment for kites embodying a parachute carrying and releasing device which includes an integral sheet metal body having aside wall, and end Walls bent laterally therefrom with an arcuate top wall bent from its upper edge for booking over the kite string, the end walls of the body forming means for slidably receiving the parachute holding member which can be constructed from wire and which embodies aleading trip member for engagement with a stop onthc kite string whereby to move said member automatically to a parachute releasing position. With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings p This invention appertains to kites and more Another prime object of my invention is the I Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved device showing the same in use.

Figure 2 is a perspective View of the parachute carrier per se, and

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the parachute carrier showing the same mounted on the kite string, the carrier being illustrated in full lines to show the same travelling up the string and in dotted lines showing the carrier in its released position for permitting the para-. chute to drop therefrom.

Referring to the drawings in detail, where-v in similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter A' generally indicates'my improved kite attachment and B a kite with which the same can be associated.

The kite can be of any preferred or conventional type and is provided with the usual kite string 5.

In accordance with my invention I place on the kite string 5 adjacent to the kite Ba stop 6 which can be in the nature of a button having suitable openings through which the string can be threaded.

My improved attachment A comprises a body 10 which can be formed of light sheet metal and the body includes a side wall 11 and laterally extending end walls 12 and 13. The leading end wall 12 is provided with a depending forwardly inclined guide lip 14, for a purpose, which will be later described. The upper edge of the side wall 11 is bent lat erally between the. end walls 12 and 13 and it is of an arcuate shape in cross section to provide a substantially half sleeve 15 open at its opposite end. This half sleeve 15 provides means whereby the body 10 can be readily hooked over the kite string 5 and provides an elongated bearing for the body. The upper edges of the end walls 13 and 12 are notched as at 16 to also form a guide for the kite string.

The end walls 12 and 13 have formed therein longitudinally aligned upper and lower openings 17 and these openings slidably re ceive the release or trip member 18. This member is formed from a single strand of wire and is of a substantially U-shape including a relatively long upper leg 19 and a relatively short lower leg 20 the legs being connected at their rear ends b the ar'cuate bight ortion 21. The extended end of the upper leg 19 is provided with an open e e 22 w 10b is adapted to be hooked over the ite string 5 and this eye 22 also constitutes a trip head for engaging the stop 6 on the string 5, as will belater described. It is to be noted, however, that when the trip or release member 18 is moved rearward y that the lower leg 20 will ride through the lower opening in the leading end wall 12 and thereby leave a space between the forward end of the leg and the inner face of the end wall 12. This lower leg constitutes a pin or rod for receiving the loop 23 formed on a cord 24 which is adapted to be secured to any desired type of parachute 24. It is to be noted that the cords of the parachute 24' are provided at their lower ends with a weight 26 and that the weight will normally depend from the parachute when the same is released from the parachute carrier so that the same will float down to the ground in a entle manner.

In operation of my improved device the carrier is hooked over the kite string 5 by placing the half sleeve 15 over the kite string and placing the string through the eye 22. The trip member 18 is now moved rearwardly so as to position the forward end of the lower leg rearwardly of the end wall 12, after which the loop is placed over said lower leg, and the trip member 18 is again moved to its forward position. This holds the parachute connected with the carrier against accidental displacement and the wind catching the parachute, under normal conditions, will pull the parachute and the carrier up the kite string 5. When the eye or trip head 22 strikes the stop 6, the trip and release member will again be moved rearwardlv and the forward end of the leg 20 will again be positioned in rear of the end wall 12 allowing the loop to drop off of said rod. The parachute will then float to the ground.

Due to the pull of the parachute on the cord 23 and the depending and forwardly inclined guide lip 14, as soon as the .le 20 is moved {earwardly the loop will be pulled off of said From the foregoing description, it can be seen that an exceptionally simple device has been provided in which the body thereof is formed from a single sheet of metal and the trip and release members from a single length of wire.

Changes in detail may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of this invention, but what I claim is new is:

As a new article of manufacture, a toy parachute carrying and releasing device for kite strings comprising a body formed of a single sheet of material having the ends thereof bent at right angles to the body, and having longitudinally aligned upper and lower openings, said ends being rovided along their upper edges with aligns notches for receiving a kite string, the up or end of said body being provided with 9. r0 led flange overhangin one side of said bod and arranged in a ignment with the note es in the ends of said body, the rolled over edge of said rolled flange extending below the bottom of said notches formed in the ends of said body and adapted to retain said body upon a kite string and prevent the same from becomin' accidentally released therefrom, a keeper an trip rod of substantially U-shape structure including'a relatively long leg and a relatively short leg slidable in the o enings formed in the ends of said body, an a trip eye on the relatively long leg for receiving the kite string.

In testimony whereof I aflix m signature.

SIGURD R. PE ERSON. 

